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5 minutes ago, steve454 said:

Not if he clears it occasionally:ph34r:.  He must mean @Simon Tay a man who makes many great videos about eucs.  I remember watching this video long ago.

 

exactly!

to find the video i would need to go several pages it is month ago i saw it... 

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20 minutes ago, Smoother said:

Well done @steve454 you always managed to find everything. You should change your handle to the Librarian, or Google.

Thanks, I just happened to remember that video and went to his euc youtube channel.  He has another mod to put magnets in the pedals to hold them up.

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30 minutes ago, steve454 said:

Thanks, I just happened to remember that video and went to his euc youtube channel.  He has another mod to put magnets in the pedals to hold them up.

Yes, I've watched quite a few of his vids but not this one, until now.  He's very creative, but he loves hanging things off his wheel, and I don't. 

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18 minutes ago, The Fat Unicyclist said:

The real question is why @Shad0z needs to keep clearing his internet cache...  ;)

Doesn't everyone?  I'm probably wrong, but it just seems like it would make more space and the computer would run better.:confused1:

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59 minutes ago, steve454 said:

Doesn't everyone?  I'm probably wrong, but it just seems like it would make more space and the computer would run better.:confused1:

I was referring to his YouTube history.  It's where I look to find stuff I need to see again. But I guess clearing out internet cache might help a bit.

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1 hour ago, steve454 said:

Doesn't everyone?  I'm probably wrong, but it just seems like it would make more space and the computer would run better.:confused1:

The whole point of caching is to improve performance... Clearing your cache is primarily beneficial when you don't want your wife / mother to see your porn searches...  :thumbup:

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14 minutes ago, Smoother said:

I was referring to his YouTube history.  It's where I look to find stuff I need to see again. But I guess clearing out internet cache might help a bit.

 

11 minutes ago, The Fat Unicyclist said:

The whole point of caching is to improve performance... Clearing your cache is primarily beneficial when you don't want your wife / mother to see your porn searches...  :thumbup:

When I said "might help a bit" I didn't say help "what" :) .  There's just no subtlety in the world anymore. :(.....:P

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i use cc cleaner about once a week and it clears pretty much everything temporary files and internet history and cahce.. etc just everything

and it does really help on performance

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11 hours ago, The Fat Unicyclist said:

The whole point of caching is to improve performance... Clearing your cache is primarily beneficial when you don't want your wife / mother to see your porn searches...  :thumbup:

The truth is out! Question: Is New Zealand porn any good? 

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i know wrong thread but: i finally got my old control board sent to china

soon he will get it and send my a new one 

i cant wait :w00t2:

and its actually good temperature now 18 degree celsius :D 

no more of this 0 celsius crap.

i cant wait to ride in good weather :roflmao:

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50 minutes ago, MetricUSA said:

Instead of the spring shoe approach how about a airbladders? A airbladder between two aluminum plates, pump up to support your weight...

hmm... what is it.. something with air i know

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On 3/15/2018 at 8:23 PM, Smoother said:

You do that, and let us know how it works out........from your hospital bed.:facepalm:

How are you going to control your wheel when the front and back of your foot can move up and down without necessarily moving the pedal up and down? And vice versar?

Like this. :o  Really on the tippy toes.:huh:  Who wants to ride like that?  Wow, the pedals have no give at all. 

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On 3/18/2018 at 5:42 PM, Shad0z said:

hmm... what is it.. something with air i know

photo? link

No one's ever made, this it's going to have to be specially built, prototyped... take two plates and heavy-duty rubber formed to the plates with about 3 cm air gap with 3 bar pressure or less to your liking, pumped up like a tire...

Can retrofit any pedal by using adhesive the plate to your current pedal...

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On 4/11/2018 at 3:49 PM, MetricUSA said:

take two plates and heavy-duty rubber formed to the plates with about 3 cm air gap with 3 bar pressure or less to your liking, pumped up like a tire...

What I’ve learned is that the problem with that kind of design (one large absorber) is that when leaning to any direction, the absorber gives in way too much. And when standing at the center, it is too hard. The ideal for an EUC would be the opposite, to be hard when leaning, and soft when at the center. It would make a very complicated build, so the best pedal plate solution is to have individual absorbers at each corner:

- Low and hard for outer front

- Low and soft for inner front

- High and med. stiffness for outer rear

- Medium height and soft for inner rear

Since the absorbers are squeezed in (ie. pre-tensioned) with the pedal plate screws, four identical absorbers can be close enough. I would leave out the outer rear screw though, since it is probably right under your heel, and is supposed to have the most travel.

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